Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-06-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.

| WARRINGTON, may ~, loot.-Ine
flag was hoisted on the tail staff in
front of Gen. Anger's headquarters,
in the National Drill grounds, Mon.
day at noon. The ceremony was per-
formed reyerently and with all due
pomp. The big flag lay rolled up at
the foot of the staff all the morning,
ready to fly to the breeze. A little
before noon Americas Cadet Band,
of Milwaukee, filed up to headquar-
ters. The boys played "NIy Love-
and meanwhile the crowds in camp
began to assemble in front Of head
quarters. General Anger then APP.
peared in the fatigue uniform of a
brigadier general, accompanied by
several officers and the chaplain
When the music ceased the chaplain,
stepping in advance of the group,
dotted his cap and bowed his head.
The soldiers, officers and spectators
uncovered their heads while the chap
lain offered a prayer. When the
prayer was ended the great flag W s
run up to the peak, and was saluted
by the 3rd Artillery Band and the
Soldiers present. The band played
"Tbe Star Spangled Banner" This
ended the brief ceremony, and Camp
George Washington was thus put in
to commission. The Cadet Band re-
NAMED on the ground and played
number of national airs before head
quarters. This band is composed OF
thirty-five boys, whose ages range
from seven to seventeen years.
When the soldier boys at Camp
Washington turned out to answer the
roll call this morning they were de-
lighted to find warm, bright sun
and nm absolutely cloudless sky to
greet them. But far more cheering
to them WAS the refreshing breeze
which rustled through the trees and
made the flags on their staffs wave
proudly above the tents. Before 8
o'clock the sun had destroyed nearly
all evidences of the rainfall last even
ing. and things about the camp re-
sumed their normal aspect. Prepar.
ations wore nearly begun for the
competitive drills, and the companies
who were to compete spending the
morning hours cleaning their uni
forms and arms. On all sides there
was hustle and activity, the apretty
girls" began to come in; the peanut
yenders, and 'ice cold lemonade men
on the outskirts of the camp wheeled
their stock of eatables and drinkables
into position and displayed them to
the already thirsty crowds; and wag-
ons loaded down with food for tile
ever hungry soldiers jolted over the
roads into camp. Everything gave q
fair promise that the fifth day of the
National Drill would be one of inter
est and pleasure to all concerned.
1t is misfortune when popular err
rors of speech become crystalized and
made permanent part of the public
records, and many slips of this kind
could be avoided just rs we'll as not
by freely publishing, some time in ad.
vance, intentions which are often
guarded rs secrets. If it had been
widely made known, for example. be.
fore the engraver had set about his
work, that the inscription on one
side of the base of the Garfield mon
ument would describe its celebrated
subject ms having been "Member of
Congress-, Senator and President"
ETC., some friendly critic would un-
doubtedly have appealed for it's cor.
rection. The commonly accepted dis
tinction between Senator and q
member of Congress is 30 obvious a
blunder that it can be excused only
on the plea of great haste in writing
or speaking. 1t costs no more time
or effort to say representative in"
than member of" and yet, for some
inscrutable reason half the world
drops easily into mistake which is
absurd as to talk about houses and
dwellings or dairy products and but
ter.
Secretary Lamar has written a
letter to the President stating that
there seems to be no valid reason
why the with drawal oflands for in.
IDENTITY purposes Of the various land